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Funeral Services Provider Blog

CREMATION ON THE RADAR

It is indeed a good time for funeral directors to follow NFDA’s Environmental Best Practices because funeral homes no longer fly under the “environmental radar,” any firm that fails to follow these best practices risks sanction and increased expense. Thus it is critically important for funeral directors and cremation services to observe and implement them [...]

CREMATION & THE 1200 WORD FINGERPRINT

Like aftercare programs professionally prepared eulogies allow funeral directors to adapt to emerging industry trends expand business, improve service to families, and reduce their dependence on religious leaders. According to Ronald Smith in his excellent 1996 book The Death Care Industries in the United States, evidence suggests that religious grief counseling in connection with death [...]

CREMATION & DEALING WITH THE ANGER THAT COMES

Scene one: “you have no idea what I feel-so don’t pretend that you do!” Ron shouted before he slammed the door. He was talking with his sister Andrea about his recent breakup with his girlfriend when Andrea said something about knowing “exactly” how he felt. Ron didn’t agree and his anger caught him by surprise. [...]

CREMATION & THE FIVE HABITS OF THOSE WHO GRIEVE

We’re accustomed to hearing or reading that someone sings well or plans well and our elementary school report card may have featured the classic, “Plays well with others.” The word well fits such verbs easily and naturally. But “grieve well” may seem to be a contradiction or even a poor attempt at scornful humor. It’s [...]

CREMATION OPTIONS: KNOW YOUR OPTIONS WHEN SHIPPING HUMAN AND CREMATED REMAINS

Shipping human and cremated remains has always been fairly straightforward. Funeral directors have relied on the United States Postal Service’s registered mail to move cremated remains and the commercial airlines to handle human remains. But are these the only options available to the industry? While these methods are certainly the most cost effective they are [...]